For millions of years, moa thrived in New Zealand’s forests, free from land predators. Some species stood over 12 feet tall, ...

"New Zealand is known as the land of birds – but sadly we’re also the land of endangered birds. More than 80% of New Zealand’s bird species are threatened with or at risk of extinction ...

Gloria Harris has been running a nohinohi little owl and ruru morepork rescue service for 30 years. "I've probably cared for ...

Strict regulations govern hunting game birds due to considerations related to conservation, environmental protection and ...

Scofield, of New Zealand's Canterbury ... To research these birds is to commit oneself to months at a time on the isolated, storm-lashed but utterly spectacular specks of land on which they ...

From the Galapagos Islands to New Zealand, species of birds that ... When watching landings, look for birds that gracefully land on the ground, compared to those that make a rather clumsy "crash ...

Land birds also display a surprising diversity, considering the limited land area available, with a large number of threatened endemics including one of the world’s rarest ducks. More than 95% of the ...

CANBERRA/WELLINGTON: Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore birds for disease, vaccinating ...